Chapter 98: Close Combat Against A King Stage
He looked at the vendor owner for a moment, stunned.
"Low King stage!"
He couldn’t detect the owner’s cultivation. For someone at his level, the owner must be using an artifact or some extraordinary technique to hide his cultivation, as he seemed able to avoid detection even from the elders and grand elders of the Thorny Flower Garden, and even from Sect Master Ryu Hyuk-Jae. Xin Haotian was still in his room—it was impossible for someone at the King stage to evade his detection and get this close.
The vendor owner couldn’t have hidden his presence, aura, and cultivation through ordinary means alone, not with so many powerful beings nearby.
After considering for a moment, he decided to handle this situation himself, leaving Baek Ji-Min to report to the Thorny Flower Garden. He created his domain, ensuring it would be safe for him and those around him.
"Miss Ji-Min, please listen. The drink has been poisoned, and I need you to notify a nearby elder, at least one with a Middle King stage cultivation, to come here." Aldrian sent a voice transmission to Baek Ji-Min.
She widened her eyes slightly before glancing at the owner.
"Why don’t we just wait for the elders to arrive? It’ll be safer for them to handle him," Baek Ji-Min suggested.
"If he sees the elders approaching, I’m sure he’ll escape, even if it means sacrificing a few people. His real target is me, and he’ll grow suspicious if i don’t drink. With his King stage cultivation, things could get ugly fast if he’s determined to kill me. There will be many casualties," Aldrian explained.
Baek Ji-Min hesitated.
"Please trust me. I can handle him on my own."